Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Wheelock Graves Veazey
Details
- Rank: Colonel
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
16th Vermont Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: July 3, 1863
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation
Rapidly assembled his regiment and charged the enemy's flank; charged front under heavy fire, and charged and destroyed a Confederate brigade, all this with new troops in their first battle.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: September 8, 1891
- Born: December 5, 1835, Brentwood, Coos County, NH, United States
- Died: March 22, 1898
- Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PM) (2-1026), Arlington, VA, United States
- Location of Medal: Vermont Historical Society, Barre, VT